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Released
2003 · FILM

Guilty by Association

Sometimes first instincts are wrong

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
80 min
ActionDramaThriller

Synopsis

When gang violence escalates in downtown Washington D.C., a man emerges to confront a dangerous killer. A young man, recently released from prison, is eager to start over but finds himself drawn back into the criminal world due to a lack of opportunities. He reconnects with his former best friend, now a successful drug dealer who rose through the ranks during his incarceration. What begins as a partnership aimed at escaping their troubled neighborhood quickly deteriorates as greed takes hold. Tensions rise, leading to betrayal, anger, and violence that claim innocent lives. It falls to Police Lieutenant Redding (Morgan Freeman) to intervene and halt the escalating bloodshed before it spirals further out of control.

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Principal cast & crew: 15

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Craft leads on file

Shot by Howard GibsonScored by Nicholas RiveraDesigned by Tim Wilson

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